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Texas - November, 2013

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• Rock Supplier Wants Back $3M Award Against Southwestern
• Producers Slap Investor With Suit Over Pimp Movie Money
• Texas Court Reopens Foreclosed Hotel Coverage Case
• Houston And Philly Emerging As Global Energy Partners
• McGuireWoods Adds Ex-Big 4 Tax Lawyer to Houston Office
• Goodwin Procter Leads TA Associates In RE Software Co. Buy
• Highland Asks 5th Circ. To Revive $15.5M BofA Loan Suit
• Attys' Fees Nixed In 'Cowboys & Aliens' Copyright Suit
• Cole REIT Puts Up $202M For 5 Net-Leased Properties
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Compuware, Panasonic
• AMR Bankruptcy Judge Greenlights DOJ Merger Deal
• TMT Creditor Seeks Bankruptcy Court's Nod To Sell Ship
• Securities Act Trumps APA For Appeals Timing: Texas Court
• Texas County Wants AG's OK For Private Water Contract
• SEC Accuses 2 Investment Firms Of Disclosure Violations
• Newegg Hit With $2.3M Jury Verdict In TQP Patent Case
• EnCap To Put $350M Into Texas Oil And Gas Startup
• Morgenthaler Sells Supply Chain Co. To Wine Logistics Co.
• Vince Young's Bid To Block $1.8M Judgment Shot Down
• Computer Use Policies May Be Grounds For CFAA Claims
• BP Deal Objectors Drop Appeal, Say Attys Misled Them
• Weatherford Units Plead Guilty In $253M Bribery, Export Pact
• Men's Wearhouse Flips On Jos. A. Bank With $1.2B Tie-Up Bid
• CORRECTED: Judge Trims Arguments Over AT&T Mobile Center In Patent Row
• Texas AG Asks 5th Circ. To Uphold Abortion Restrictions
• Texas Case Could Make Drillers Rethink Fracking Disposal
• Monopoly Claims Scrubbed From IP Suit Over Pipeline Part
• Army Pays Software Co. $50M To End Copyright Suit
• Newegg Says Encryption Patent Expired, Denies Infringement
• Texas High Court Rejects Medicaid Rate Challenge
• How Citgo Fought Back Against FLSA Plaintiffs — And Won!
• Houston Offers Benefits To Workers' Same-Sex Spouses
• 5th Circ. Affirms Conviction Of $14M Bank Fraudster
• Drilling Water Disposal Fight Returns To Top Texas Court
• Texas High Court Will Weigh Water District Immunity Row
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear Challenge To Water Permits
• 5th Circ. Overturns Office Sniffing Sex Harassment Ruling
• Texas High Court Nixes Suit Over $25M Plastics Co. Sale
• Texas Justices Take On $125M Tenaska Arbitration Dispute
• Texas Justices Will Review Cotton Supplier Arbitration Row
• Texas Justices Won't Review Thompson & Knight Fraud Suit
• Comcast, Ex-Astros Owner Sued For Fraud Over Ailing Network
• B&W Takes 3rd Stab At $23B Nuclear Weapons Contract
• Morningstar Foods Wrongly Fired Pregnant Worker, Jury Says
• How AIA Affects Venue Motions In Eastern District Of Texas
• BP Asks 5th Circ. To Force Judge To Stop Deepwater Claims
• Exxon Asks Texas High Court To End $21M Oil Royalty Fight
• Transocean Policy Can Cover BP For Spill, Texas Court Told
• Dow Challenges $1B Tax Shelter Ruling In 5th Circ.
• IBS Can Compel Arbitration In Mexico Plane Hangar Dispute
• Managers Of Busted $2.5B Hedge Fund Fight Class Cert.
• Bodum 'Shop-In-Shop' Suit Against JC Penney Sent To Texas
• OCI's Planned $1B Texas Methanol Plant To Be Largest In US
• Fried Frank Steers OMERS Unit in Caliber Collision Buy
• Former Valerus Exec Must Arbitrate Stock Redemption Suit
• Feds Halt Drilling Work For 5 Cos. Lacking Safety Plans
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hilton, Loeb, Bain Capital
• Rockets Owner Willing To Buy Struggling Sports Network
• Lloyd's Seeks End To Coverage Suit Over $16M ATM Theft
• $3B Pension Seeks To Block City Access To Records
• Bankrupt Holding Co.'s Plan To Sell Dallas Bank OK'd
• Lance Armstrong Settles $3M Acceptance Insurance Suit
• Ex-Goldking CEO Gets Ch. 11 Case Moved To Texas
• Appeals Court Says San Antonio Permit Law Can't Stand
• Utilities Urge Changes To Texas Cease And Desist Rules
• BP Wants $10B Toxic Emissions Litigation Expedited
• Deals Rumor Mill: Icahn, Deutsche Telekom, TPG Capital
• Devon Puts Up $6B For GeoSouthern Texas Assets
• Activist Demands Men's Wearhouse To Rethink $2.3B Buyout
• Divided High Court Won't Block Texas Abortion Restrictions
• Siemens Says $20M Faulty-Turbine Suit Doesn't Hold Up
• BBB Urges Texas High Court Not To Revive Atty's Libel Suit
• Plastics Co. Wants Porter Rogers Malpractice Suit Revived
• Texas Jury Clears 'FarmVille' Maker In Patent Case
• Charter Schools Can Face Whistleblower Claims: Texas Court
• Let's Tame The Wild West Of State Tax Jurisprudence
• Deals Rumor Mill: JPMorgan, Devon Energy, Verizon
• Ex-Judge Sues Dallas Rehab Hospital Over Stock Issue Plan
• Life Settlement Co. Takes Securities Case To Texas Justices
• Baptist Health Pays $3.7M To Settle Medicare FCA Suit
• Winstead Adds Real Estate Attorney To Dallas Office
• TMT Demands Release Of Ships From Secured Creditors
• BP Opposes Class Cert. In Deepwater Securities Suit
• Bankrupt BPP Fights Receiver Plan After Hotel Selloff
• Weil Builds Dallas Office With Norton Rose Finance Partner
• Credit Suisse Wants Highland Refi Dispute Booted From Texas
• Supreme Court Roundup: 2012 To The Term Ahead
• High Court Won't Review SynQor's $111M Patent Award
• 9 Firms Surge Onto GC All-Stars List
• Skadden The Firm Most Loved By General Counsel
• DOE Greenlights Freeport LNG Export Expansion
• JPMorgan Can't Escape E-Commerce Patent Suit
• Texas, Mich. Zoloft Suits Show No Deception, Pfizer Says
• 9 Top Firms Tumble From List Of GC Favorites
• FDA Asks Texas Compounder To Halt Sterile Drug Production
• How COPAS Accounting Procedures Affect Non-Accountants
• K&L Gates Picks Up Watt Beckworth Thompson Civil Litigator
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• More Firms Get Serious About Keeping GCs Happy
• When It Comes To Law Firms, Size Doesn't Matter, GCs Say
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson & Knight's Emily Parker
• Is Your Insurance Policy's Limitations Clause Enforceable?
• Plains Faces 2nd Shareholder Class Over $1.4B Buyout
• Boxing Promoter Throws $1M Punch At Ex-Business Partner
• Texas Court Keeps Docs Sealed In Defamation Row
• Ex-El Paso Prosecutor Denies Cash-For-Dismissal Scheme
• 'Troll' Fighter Newegg Heads To Trial Over TQP Patent
• Cantey Hanger Adds Former Shackelford Tax Atty
• Star Insurance May Owe Defense To Texas City: 5th Circ.
• Reed Smith Reels In 2 Finance Aces From Thompson & Knight
• Roofing Contractors, Don't Mess With Texas Insureds!
• Jos. A. Bank Scraps $2.3B Men's Wearhouse Buyout Campaign
• How Cuban Scored A Home Court Win Against The SEC
• Texas Court Denies Rehearing In Key Water Takings Case
• Chesapeake Sued By Barnett Shale Partner Over Plugged Wells
• 4 US Regions Where Oil, Gas Infrastructure Needed Most
• Federal Tax Repeal Would Lose $71B In GDP, Study Says
• US Cites Black Elk, Contractors Over Deadly Oil Rig Blast
• Ford Harrison Adds Ex-Winstead Shareholder In Dallas
• Cracker Barrel Shareholders Snub Activist's Proxy Bids
• Under Armour Puts Up $150M For Fitness Tracking App
• Homeowners Ask Texas High Court To Cap Equity Principal
• 5th Circ. Revives Sikh IRS Agent's Discrimination Suit
• Thompson & Knight Sued Over Partner's Failed Investment
• Planned Parenthood Urges SCOTUS To Halt Abortion Law
• Ex-Cowboys Running Back Escapes Suit Over TV Pilot
• US Airways, AMR Win Limited Concessions As DOJ Blinks
• Kinder Morgan, MarkWest Start Open Season For Gas Pipeline
• Texas Is 1 Major Step Closer To Efficient GHG Permitting
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bain Capital, Lloyds, CalPERS
• Jones Day Lands Another Crop Of Supreme Court Clerks
• Marcellus Shale Investors Seek $21M From JV Partner
• FERC Greenlights NET Midstream's 124-Mile Texas Pipeline
• Citgo Escapes Workers' OT Claims In 5th Circ.
• BlackBerry, Nokia, ZTE Sued Over Mobile Hotspot Patent
• UBS Wins Appeal To Compel Arbitration In ERISA Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG Capital, Adcock, Carlos Slim
• Men's Wearhouse Open To $2B Rival Tie-Up, Hedge Fund Says
• US Airways, AMR Settle DOJ Merger Suit With Divestitures
• 5th Circ. Continues Pro-Appraisal Trend In Texas
• Highland Says Looper Reed Tried To Extort $2M In Pay Fight
• Don't Sign Your Creditor-Client's Proof Of Claim
• Texas Voter ID Law Confronted With Another Lawsuit
• 5th Circ. Affirms $10M Medicare Fraud Convictions, Sentences
• Procopio Launches Austin Office With Latin America Focus
• TMT Group Sent To Mediation With Secured Lenders
• West Texas Ranch Settles Wind Transmission Line Fight
• A Peek Inside The New Data Privacy Lawsuit Playbook
• Former Texas Judge Jailed, Disbarred For Hiding Evidence
• Texas Justices Asked To Overturn TransCanada Land Seizure
• Texas Court Reinstates Windstorm Insurer's Law Firm
• Bill Would Shield Deepwater Funds From Sequestration
• Winstead Adds Tax, Benefits Pro To Austin Office
• 5th Circ. Affirms $3.2M Award In Architecture Copyright Row
• Texas Appeals Court Won't Revisit BP's $3.9M Lease Win
• Texas High Court Case Puts Cy Pres In The Crosshairs
• Trafigura Inks Texas Pipeline Deal With Energy Transfer
• Houston Law Firm Faces Malpractice Suit Over $2.8M Verdict
• Blogger Asks Texas High Court To Protect Anonymous Speech
• Texas Court Affirms Chesapeake's Win In Oil Lease Row
• Nintendo Chips Away At Wii Controller Patent Lawsuit
• Port's Delays Cost Builder $20M, Texas High Court Hears
• 3 Key Contractor Suspension Cases To Watch
• Kite Realty Puts Up $307M For Retail Portfolio
• Ex-Exxon VP Isn't Owed Stock Bonus, Texas High Court Told
• Texas AG Sues Mobile Phone Network For Cramming Scheme
• Encana Plans Canadian Spinoff, Trims Workforce
• Insurer Asks Texas High Court To Void $26M Arbitration Award
• Scope Of Appraisal Continues To Be Problematic In Texas
• An Attempt To Clarify Race-Based Admissions Policies
• Eni, Quicksilver Team Up In West Texas Shale Oil Venture
• Texas Voters Snub $217M Renovation Plan For Astrodome
• Texans OK Property Tax Exemptions For Veterans, Spouses
• Texas Voters OK Creation Of $2B Water Infrastructure Fund
• Texans Approve Public Sanctions For Judicial Commission
• Ecolab Hit With $15M Suit Over Chemical Co. Merger
• Gay Couples Tell Texas Justices They Have Right To Divorce
• Texas Justices Asked To Revive $5M Award In Beach RE Row
• 6th Circ. Rejects $500M LexisNexis Class Arbitration
• 5th Circ. Revives Sex-Toy Suit Against United Continental
• Texas' Eastern District Aims To Limit Claims In Patent Cases
• BlackBerry Sues Cypress Over Wireless, Charging Patents
• 5th Circ. Flunks Texas Ex-Professor's Whistleblower Case
• The Second Coming Of PURPA
• Smallest Salable Unit May Not Be A Viable Royalty Base
• Microsoft Inks 20-Year Texas Wind Power Agreement
• Merscorp, BofA Escape Texas Counties' Fraud Claims
• Texas Aims To Void EEOC Background Check Policy
• EDF Renewable Energy Nabs 3rd Texas Wind Farm
• Deadly Black Elk Blast Due To Safety Lapses, BSEE Finds
• Linn Energy Boosts Berry Petroleum Offer By $600M
• TMT's Unsecured Creditors Demand End To Litigation Wave
• High Court Asked To Halt Texas Abortion Law Amid Appeal
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, Anadarko, Telefonica
• Supreme Court Trends In Federal Preemption
• Men's Wearhouse Again Stymies Rival's $2.3B Takeover Bid
• TMT Accused Of Iranian Oil Trafficking By Ch. 11 Creditor
• $2B Texas Water Vote Sets Stage For Infrastructure Push
• US Has Authority To Probe Deepwater Spill, 5th Circ. Told
• Education Groups Ask 5th Circ. To Allow UT Admission Policy
• Arbitration For Dummies
• Investors Duped Of Millions In Texas Gas Venture, SEC Says
• US Cities Seek High Court Review Of Immigrant Rental Laws
• EP Energy Tries To Revive Suit Over Lost $21M Verdict
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Twitter, Blackstone
• Phillips 66 Plans $1B Texas LPG Export Terminal